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Chapter Sixty-five

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๐“๐ก๐ž ๐€๐ฅ๐ฉ๐ข๐ง๐ž ๐Ž๐ฏ๐ž๐ซ๐ฐ๐ซ๐ข๐ญ๐ž

The ground didn't just shake; it tilted. The ancient stone tiles of the Livorno courtyard split apart with a sound like a heavy artillery barrage, spewing up dry, black silt that had been buried beneath the harbor floor for centuries. The metallic spire continued its rapid ascent; a monolithic needle of jagged, frozen iron that seemed to slice through the coastal fog, drawing the sudden sub-zero air toward its apex.

"Get to the ship! Now!" Sevenโ€™s voice
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